Chinese–EnglishWith examples
倒数
dào shǔ · dao shu/dào shù · dao shu
Traditional 倒數
Meaning
CC-CEDICTdào shǔ 倒數
- to count backwards (from 10 down to 0)
- to count down
- from the bottom (lines on a page)
- from the back (rows of seats)
dào shù 倒數
- inverse number
- reciprocal (math.)
In a sentence
2 examples01
她总是在班上拿倒数第一。
She is always at the bottom of the class.
Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.
02
我是倒数第二个得知这个坏消息的。
I was the second to last person to hear the bad news.
Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by emmettricks · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.
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